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Childless Iowa: More communities left with few, if any, kids desmoinesregister.com/story/news/loc… via Kyle Munson

Perdue releases rural taskforce report farmfutures.com/usda/perdue-re… via Farm Futures

Night-time in America's small towns goo.gl/bCsKD4

Just in time for #FarmBillFriday, Harvest begins its look at the massive piece of legislation that Congress will wrangle with this year (by @AgAmyInAmes). harvestpublicmedia.org/post/farm-food…

Martha's story shows why small towns and rural communities need the #DreamActNow! siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/col…

“Human Trafficking in the Midwest” by Mark Guarino medium.com/@markguarino10…

Plans call for lakefront homes to replace a historic #Okoboji vacation resort. On the bright side, the property owners want to donate a large, fully funded (forever) public park. buff.ly/2F2ySKK

Young people are turning to farming, even if they’ve never before lived on a farm. Good read on young Iowa farmers from Madison Arnold of The Gazette. thegazette.com/subject/news/c…

The states taking the opioid epidemic seriously (and not), in one map vox.com/policy-and-pol… via Vox

The American midwest is quickly becoming a blue-collar version of Silicon Valley - Quartz apple.news/AZKwDjJiLSy-cU…

It’s time for Lakes Business News to up its game. You can help me tell even more stories about #Okoboji area movers, shakers, doers and entrepreneurs. You’ll get some inside info along the way. patreon.com/lakesbusinessn…

It’s a long read, but this piece on the importance of American manufacturing is worth your time. racked.com/2018/2/20/1702…

The good news is … people like to read good news theguardian.com/world/2018/feb…

Iowa high school class beats 1-in-177 million odds: All alive six decades after graduation desmoinesregister.com/story/life/201… from Des Moines Register

Demolition of iconic 1896 resort stirs emotions in Okoboji and across Iowa dmreg.co/2FW8y5E via Des Moines Register

Excited to launch the Lakes Business News page on Patreon. This is how you can know what the #Okoboji insiders know. patreon.com/lakesbusinessn…

When suburbs meet farmland, a two-part report from Harvest's @AgAmyInAmes and @ehunzinger: harvestpublicmedia.org/post/what-happ…

Brent Wyman has a recipe for happiness. He shares it every Thursday through Sunday at his #Okoboji doughnut shop. buff.ly/2I7PGFe

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